Rays (Bradley) vs Red Sox (Buehler): 7/10/25, 7:10pm

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If Buckner rings you up, you've been rung.

[Maxbialystock]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Btw, Crawford was the perfect example of a player who could thrive in a low pressure market, but was intimidated in a big market.

The Rays market is the lowest of the low.  Boy was he a bust.  

[Maxbialystock]

The big guy does it again!!!!!

Terrific win, amazing comeback.  

Youth is served.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Excellent win. Chapman has been remarkable.

[Tedballgame]

The Sox are on a roll!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

The Rays market is the lowest of the low.  Boy was he a bust.  

He and Gagne were big busts.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

The big guy does it again!!!!!

Terrific win, amazing comeback.  

Youth is served.  

Youth is served. Obviously, you're not referring to the game thread.

[Maxbialystock]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Damn Max, Buehler is making 20 mil.

Too true.  But that money's spent even if his arm falls off.  So for now he's ours and I'd like a 5th starter who can pitch a quality start now and then.

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

He and Gagne were big busts.

Parton the pun.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

Too true.  But that money's spent even if his arm falls off.  So for now he's ours and I'd like a 5th starter who can pitch a quality start now and then.

 

Hopefully the Sox can find one.

[FredLynn]

What’s .225/.706?

Rafael Devers stats in SF. 
Don’t need him.

nice win

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Hopefully Tag is DFA'd before their next series against Tampa .

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

What’s .225/.706?

Rafael Devers stats in SF. 
Don’t need him.

nice win

Your favorite player won the game tonight. Must give you a tingly feeling.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

16 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Excellent win. Chapman has been remarkable.

Chapman is Kimbrel and Jansen W/O the DRAMA .

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, FredLynn said:

By the end of it the FLOPS will be clearly out of the postseason race. 
BOOOLER just coughed up a 2R HR. Game almost over.

Boooler needs to pack his bags

Hmmm....

🤪

[moonslav59]

Very satisfying win.

Mayer and Rafaela with bigs hits. That pitch Rafaela hit was a nice pitch, but the guy is in a groove.

The pen looked sweet.

[Larry Cook]

The rays just traded for baker and he gets burned!!!!  Ouch!!!!!

those two rookies are amazing. Clutch RBI’s and some more confidence for them!!!

great win!!!  So glad we did not get beuhlered

 

[Maxbialystock]

39 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Hopefully the Sox can find one.

😄

[moonslav59]

Yanks tied the Ms up in the bottom of the 9th. 5-5 in the 10th.

[moonslav59]

35 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Your favorite player won the game tonight. Must give you a tingly feeling.

It was no fat pitch, either.

[iortiz]

Seems like they finally sent down Hamilton. 

[FredLynn]

44 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Your favorite player won the game tonight. Must give you a tingly feeling.

I think he will settle down to where he belongs.

I’d love for him to prove me wrong.

[FredLynn]

10 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

It was no fat pitch, either.

Nope. It was outside and he went out and got it. 
Even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut.

[Maxbialystock]

Small crowd, just over 31K.  A shame because this was a terrific game.

Remember all those earlier 1 run losses? Maybe this team has changed.  It's just one game, but it's the right game.  

Next up, Rasmussen and his 2.82 ERA vs Dobbins and his 4.10.  Yoshida might be in the lineup. 

12 terrific, tough games ahead and we ain't even in August yet.  

 

[Maxbialystock]

46 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Very satisfying win.

Mayer and Rafaela with bigs hits. That pitch Rafaela hit was a nice pitch, but the guy is in a groove.

The pen looked sweet.

4 dead on accurate points.  

[Maxbialystock]

13 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Nope. It was outside and he went out and got it. 
Even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut.

☺️

[moonslav59]

18 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Nope. It was outside and he went out and got it. 
Even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut.

He hits a lot of non fat pitches for hits.

[moonslav59]

31 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

I think he will settle down to where he belongs.

I’d love for him to prove me wrong.

Why are you so sure he belongs much lower?

Besides, his career OPS is .700- just 15 points from the 2025 league average, and he's young and showing improvement in his approach, despite still having some major issues.

[FredLynn]

2 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

He hits a lot of non fat pitches for hits.

And he swings and misses at many more. Thats the problem.Do you expect him to keep this up? Wouldn’t that make us so much better. Or is he likely to regress to his career OPS of 94. 
I’ve been critical of Rafaela but I think I’m just going to enjoy his moment in the sun-until it passes

[FredLynn]

3 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Hmmm....

🤪

You think they should keep Booler in the rotation? If not what should they do with him?

The flops are actually pretty deep with SPers. The don’t need Booler.